Maybe you could get someone to make you up a little thermal blanket
thing to wrap around the camera and put a couple of those chemical
heaters in there to keep everything toasty. If you use your imagination
I'm sure you can come up with something.
On another note, do you use any exposure compensation to account for the
possible loss in reactivity of the film because of the cold? Or is
temperature not really a factor when it comes to film chemicals (though
I remember seeing on the film box 100 ISO 21C). Just curious.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: Barry I. Thorp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: February 19, 2001 3:02 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Wimter Carnival photography: Pentax goes to the
races
Hi;
When I was but a lad working in the high arctic, I kept my ME under
my
parka until I wanted to use it, no problems. Somewhere around here I
have a
picture of a polar bear polar with paint on it's rump and I think a few
shots of walrus.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of William Robb
> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 1:37 PM
> To: Pentax Discuss
> Subject: Wimter Carnival photography: Pentax goes to the races
>
>
> So, it was a pretty good day for winter activity. The day wasn't
> too cold, I don't even think it was -20 out there today. I
> loaded up the Super Program with Fujichrome, stuck another 3
> rolls in a pocket along with a 2x-S converter, mounted my 80-200
> f2.8 onto the camera, grabbed a monopod and I was off to the
> races.
> Except I didn't find the races at first. Walked right past the
> darned site, no one was there yet. Anyway, I saw (and
> photographed) some dawg sledding and windsurfing. The wind
> surfers can REALLY build up some speed on sheer ice, fer sure.
> By the time I was on my way back to the gynkhana track, the cold
> had pretty much gotten to the poor little Super Program. The
> readout was no longer functioning, though the camera was working
> fine, and the motor drive A was no longer advancing the film
> completely. I had to use the thumb advance to finish what the
> drive would start.
> But I think I got some terrific shots of the autos racing around
> the track. The speeds were not very high, the track was pretty
> compact, and as it was on a frozen lake, traction was a major
> issue with the drivers. I don't think anyone was hitting much
> over 50kph.
> One guy in a Chevette had all four tires studded, and he was
> whipping around pretty good, throwing ice all over the place and
> generally just having a lot of fun. I was photographing what
> turned out to be his last race of the day. He came out of a
> curve, into the straight and started around another turn when he
> caught a snowbank with his drivers side front tyre and flipped
> his car. And yes, I caught it on film. One shot, because the
> friggin' motordrive won't take a little cold.
> I am thinking I should send one of my Super Programs in and have
> it winter lubricated, and dedicate the body to shooting in the
> cold.
> William Robb
>
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